Senior Researcher - AI and Systems Reliability - Microsoft Research

We are seeking Senior Researcher - AI and Systems Reliability - Microsoft Research areas such as distributed systems and reliability, formal methods and verification, machine learning for system reliability, and reliability of machine learning systems. As AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies-like large language models-become central to everyday computing, we look for experts who can bring formal rigor and reliability guarantees to AI-powered personal, mobile, and datacenter platforms. If you thrive in collaborative environments and are passionate about solving some of the world's most important problems, we want to hear from you., As a Senior Researcher - AI and Systems Reliability - Microsoft Research you will define a novel research agenda, driving forward an effective program of basic, fundamental, and applied research. We highly value collaboration and building new ideas with members of the group and others. You have the direct opportunity to realize your ideas in products and services used worldwide.

• PhD (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or Computer Science Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:?

• A research program demonstrated by journal and conference publications (NeurIPS, SOSP,OSDI)

• Firm understanding of Distributed Systems and Cloud Systems.?

• Demonstrable ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.?

• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment?

• A PhD that was focused on any one of the following core areas of research: datacenter networking, distributed systems, formal methods and verification, high performance computing, ML Systems, operating systems, programming languages, storage systems, systems reliability, systems security and software engineering.

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